quadruplet [
'kwɒdruplit]
n. 四个构成的一组, 成套的四件, 四胞胎之一
[医] 四胎儿
quadruplet[ noun ]- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
<noun.quantity>
- one of four children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
<noun.person>
- a set of four similar things considered as a unit
<noun.group>
Quadruplet \Quad"ru*plet\, n. [From {Quadruple}.]
1. A collection or combination of four of a kind.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. pl. Four children born in the same labor.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the
riders can assist in the propulsion.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Its 19-year-old quadruplet sons have all signed up to join the army.